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Foundations of Canadian Political Behaviour aims to place contemporary Canadian electoral politics in comparative perspective, particularly with respect to its peers among the established democracies of western Europe and North America. The book pays tribute to political scientist Richard Johnston and his diverse contributions to the study of Canadian politics and electoral politics in general.Presenting original empirical research by leading Canadian and international scholars, the volume is organized around the three themes that animate Johnston’s nearly five decades of scholarship: the impact of electoral and party systems on political conflict, change and persistence in the social foundations of party competition, and the role of election campaigns in voting behaviour. Chapters utilize diverse approaches, including quantitative analysis of survey data and electoral statistics, experimentation, systematic analysis of media content, historical narrative, and critical conceptual analyses. The book is anchored in general theoretical concerns; half of the chapters centre on Canadian cases, while half highlight key comparators including the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
Amanda Bittner is a professor in the Department of Political Science at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador.J. Scott Matthews is a professor in the Department of Political Science at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador.Stuart Soroka is a professor in the Departments of Communication and Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles.
IntroductionA. Bittner, J. S. Matthews, and S. SorokaParties and Party Systems: Canada in Comparative Context1. The Two Faces of Canadian Party CompetitionR.K. Carty2. Modern American Politics: The Analytic HistoryByron E. Shafer3. Generalizing the Engine of Fragmentation: Quantitatively Modeling the Observed Contra-Duvergerian Patterns Matthew S. Shugart and Cory L. StruthersSocial Foundations: Understanding Traditional Questions through the Lens of Contemporary Contexts4. Families and the Fate of Party SystemsRichard Johnston5. Gods and Votes: A Granular Look at the Relationship between Religion and Voting Behaviour in CanadaAlexis Bibeau, Marc André Bodet, and Yannick Dufresne6. Is Quebec’s Distinctiveness an Artefact?Patrick Fournier and André Blais7. Concepts and Methods: How Definitions and Techniques Matter for Women’s Political ParticipationBrenda O’Neill8. Multiculturalism Policy in the Vernacular: Public Opinion the Canada and the USMatthew Wright9. Who Leads? The Delicate Dances of Party Elites and Partisans: Immigration Attitudes and Partisanship in Canada, 1980–2019Stuart Soroka and Keith BantingCampaigns and Persuasion10. Do Election Campaigns Tighten the Margin of Victory? A Cross-National AnalysisJulia Partheymüller11. Voters, Media Biases, and Rolling Cross-Sections: Persuasive Effects of TV News on Party Evaluations at the 2005 to 2017 German Federal ElectionsRüdiger Schmitt-Beck and Alexander Staudt12. Media Image and Voter Perception of Candidates in the 2015 Canadian ElectionAmanda Bittner and David A.M. Peterson13. Cognitive Preconditions for Direct Poll Effects on Voters: Evidence on Attention, Retention, and Judgments of ApplicabilityFred Cutler, J. Scott Matthews, and Mark Pickup